HSC SDD Paper

1. When a package is bought under a single licence but installed on a network it's a copyright issue...

   A) Which could result in severe repercussions
   B) Only if it was a breach of licence
   C) Only in the country of origin
   D) Is what it is

[The correct answer is D. It is a copyright issue is what it is]

[Copyright notice. The above mock question is intended to be original in every way. Author of this mock HSC exam reserves the further right to plagiarise anything at any time.]

2. Which of the following algorithms for a natural language recognition system (written in pseudocode) is the only one that works correctly?

   A) Algorithm 1 (see pages 1 - 1245 of attachment)
   B) Algorithm 2 (see pages 1246 - 2527 of attachment)
   C) Algorithm 3 (see pages 2528 - 4000 of attachment)
   D) Algorithm 4 (see pages 4001 - 4512 of attachment)

3. The software development cycle. Discuss

4. Compare and contrast the terms "compare" and "contrast"

5. Draw a DFD which illustrates the process of drawing a DFD

6. Write a brief ode or sonnet dedicated to the importance of the program counter in the CPU.

7. During the course of your course, you designed a large solution package. Why? (ie. Why did you bother?)

8. Divide 10110110 by 0 (show ***ALL*** working)

9. Design a circuit (with 3 inputs, using only AND and XOR gates) that would bring about world peace.

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